Welcome to reFX Cloud

The reFX Cloud app is a centralized platform that manages all your reFX products, including NEXUS, VANGUARD, expansions, and updates, making it easy to manage everything in one place.

How to Install the reFX Cloud app

Here’s how to get started:

1. Login with your details and visit the "Downloads" page of your account.

2. Download the reFX Cloud app. Our website will automatically detect your operating system (Mac or PC) and download the correct installer for you.

3. Run the installer and follow the instructions on the screen. Once installed, launch the reFX Cloud app. You’ll be prompted to enter your reFX account email and password to connect to your account.

4. After logging in, the reFX Cloud app will display all the products available under your account.

How to Install Your Plugin

1. Launch the reFX Cloud app. If you still need to sign in, enter your login credentials to continue.

2. Select the plugin you want to install from the left-hand side of the cloud app.

3. In the top-right corner of the app, click the "Install" button.

4. A prompt will appear asking whether you want to install just the required factory content or both the factory content and expansions. You can choose your preferred option.

5. Wait for the download to complete. You can monitor the progress by clicking on "Queued" at the bottom-left corner of the app.

6. After the download is complete, re-scan your plugins in your DAW or host’s plugin manager. Your plugin should now be available for use.

How to Install Your Expansions

1. Launch the reFX Cloud app.

2. Find the expansion you'd like to install by scrolling through the app or using the search bar at the top.

3. If the expansion is available for download, its card will be greyed out and display "Download." To start the download, simply left-click the expansion card. You can queue additional expansions by left-clicking on other cards.

4. The plugin's interface should automatically refresh once the download has finished. If you can't see your new expansion, closing and re-opening the plugin should force it to refresh.

Tip

To download all your expansions at once, click the hamburger menu (three-bar icon) next to the search bar, then select "Install All."

Search Options

To search for a specific expansion, use the search bar at the top of the reFX Cloud app.

The search function is flexible—your search term doesn’t need to match the beginning of the expansion's name. For example, searching for "bass" will return results like "Bass," "Drum and Bass," and "Future Bass."

Filter and Sort Options

Located next to the search bar, the "Filter" drop-down menu lets you manage and organize your expansions.

Filter Options:

• Owned (Default): Displays all reFX products in your account.

• Installed: Shows all content currently installed.

• New: Lists recently purchased or newly available content.

• Free: Displays all expansions that were included for free with your purchase.

• Not Installed: Lists products in your account that have not yet been installed.

• Outdated: Displays products with available updates. If auto-updates are enabled, these will update automatically. Otherwise, left-click to manually update.

• Queued: Shows files or updates queued for download, with the option to cancel any pending downloads.

Sort Options:

• Alphabetically: Sorts expansions from A to Z.

• Purchase Date: Sorts expansions by the date you bought them.

• Release Date: Sorts expansions by their official release date.

Verifying Files

If you accidentally delete any preset files or samples from an expansion, you can quickly restore them through a simple verification process. Just right-click the expansion in the reFX Cloud app, select "Verify," and the app will scan for any missing or corrupted files, automatically re-downloading them as needed.

Uninstalling an Expansion

If you need to uninstall an expansion, right-click on it in the reFX Cloud app and select "Uninstall." This action will remove the files from both your computer and the NEXUS5 library. Uninstalled items will then appear under the "Not Installed" section for easy reinstallation.

Batch Actions

To apply an action to all expansions at once—such as installing, verifying, or uninstalling—click the hamburger (three-bar) menu to the right of the search bar.

Configuring reFX Cloud Settings and Installation Paths

You can customize the installation paths for your plugins, their content library, and the locations for your custom user presets and likes/favorites directly within the cloud app's settings.

To modify these paths, open the Settings menu by clicking the "Settings" option at the bottom-left corner of the window. This will take you to the Settings page:

File Locations:

• User Folder: Sets the location where your custom user presets and favorites/likes will be stored. We recommend moving this folder to a cloud sync solution like Dropbox or OneDrive, allowing your favorites and likes to stay synchronized wherever you work.
• VST2 Folder: (Windows Only) Set the destination for the plugin's ".dll" file. Ensure your DAW or host is configured to scan this folder to properly detect and load the plugin. The default path is C:/Program Files/VSTPlugins/

By default, the cloud app saves your custom user presets and favorites/likes to the following location:

• C:/Users/Public/Documents/reFX/User Content/ for Windows.
• /Users/Shared/reFX/User Content/ for macOS.

Content Locations:

• Nexus Content Folder: Here, you can specify where you want the NEXUS library content and expansions installed.
• Vanguard Content Folder: Here, you can specify where you want the VANGUARD library content and expansions installed.

By default, the cloud app installs the content library to the following locations:

• C:/reFX/Nexus Library for Windows.
• /Library/Audio/Presets/reFX/Nexus Library for macOS.

You can change the installation path to any location you choose by clicking the "Move" button next to the folder you want to set. This can be any available drive, including external hard drives, as long as it has sufficient space and proper read/write permissions. Keep in mind that installing all available NEXUS5 libraries requires over 150 GB of hard drive space.

How to Set the Content Path to a Custom Location

1. Drag the "Nexus library" folder to wherever you want to store it on your hard drive.

2. Launch the reFX Cloud app.

3. Click on "Settings" near the bottom-left.

4. Under the "Content Locations" heading, hold down the SHIFT key, and click "Move" next to the folder you want to set.

5. Navigate to your "Nexus library" folder and select it.

Advanced Options:

• Confirm delete and cancel actions: You'll be prompted to confirm your action before deleting files or cancelling downloads, helping to prevent accidental changes.
• Show notifications on download completion: Allows for your system notifications to alert you when a download finishes.
• Automatically update products: Allows the cloud app to automatically install updates as soon as they’re available.